Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
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1995 in United States of America
Explore 97 historical events and records for United States of America in 1995.
Historical records for United States of America in 1995
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January
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
US rescues Mexicos economy with $20-billion aid program
The US rescues Mexicos economy with $20-billion aid program
February
Oxygen Detected on Europa
Hall's Hubble spectroscopy identifies oxygen in Europa's tenuous atmosphere, the first such detection around a planetary satellite.
Greatest Hits
Releases Greatest Hits with several new songs recorded with the E Street Band.
March
Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award
Receives the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award for lifetime achievement as a film producer.
April
International Sanctions
The United Nations Council votes easier sanctions for Iraq
Sanctions
The United Nations Council votes easier sanctions for Iraq
May
NPT Indefinite Extension
NPT parties agree to extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty indefinitely.
June
Shuttle
The US shuttle docks with Russian space station
Death of Lana Turner
Death of Lana Turner
Apollo 13 Film
Portrays Jim Lovell in the Apollo 13 film.
Apollo 13 Film
Releases Apollo 13, dramatizing the 1970 mission emergency.
July
President Clinton extends full diplomatic recognition to Vietnam normalizing relations
President Clinton extends full diplomatic recognition to Vietnam normalizing relations with the communist nation 22 years after US disengagement from the war with Hanoi
Galileo Atmospheric Probe Release
Galileo releases its atmospheric probe for a five-month free flight toward Jupiter.
Richest Man In The World
Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world ($12.9B)
August
Zero Yield CTBT Policy Announced
Announces United States support for a comprehensive nuclear test ban prohibiting all nuclear test explosions.
Operation Deliberate Force Begins
Helps plan NATO air operations against Bosnian Serb military targets.
Operation Deliberate Force
Operation Deliberate Force is commanded by Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr
Operation Deliberate Force
The Army of Republika Srpska attacks UN-designated "safe areas" in Bosnia and Herzegovina which leads to the Srebrenica and Markale massacres, precipitating direct intervention by NATO
September
Cold War
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Japanese-American relations are strained
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Oslo II
Witnesses and supports the Interim Agreement as Secretary of State.
Oslo II
Hosts the White House ceremony for the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement.
Oslo II
Hosts the signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement.
Oslo II
Advises the Clinton administration as it backs the Interim Agreement and broader Oslo process.
Oslo II
Helps US mediation around the interim arrangements and implementation timetable.
Oslo Two
Clinton hosts the Washington ceremony for the signing of Oslo Two
Oslo II
Supports US diplomatic follow-up in Israel as the Interim Agreement moves toward implementation.
October
Political Support
A federal jury at New York finds Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and nine other militant Muslims guilty of conspiring to carry out a campaign of terrorist bombings and assassinations aimed at forcing Washington to abandon its support of Israel
Political Support
A federal jury at New York finds Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and nine other militant Muslims guilty of conspiring to carry out a campaign of terrorist bombings and assassinations aimed at forcing Washington to abandon its support of Israel
Visit to The US on a whirlwind tour
Pope John Paul II visits the US on a whirlwind tour
United Nations
The United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary at New York with a gathering of more than 140 heads of state (the largest such gathering in world history)
United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary at New York with a
The United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary at New York with a gathering of more than 140 heads of state (the largest such gathering in world history)
United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary at New York with a
The United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary at New York with a gathering of more than 140 heads of state (the largest such gathering in world history)
Confirmation of 51 Pegasi b
Helps independently confirm 51 Pegasi b with precision radial-velocity observations.
Confirmation of 51 Pegasi b
Independently confirms the short-period radial-velocity signal produced by 51 Pegasi b.
November
Pillars of Creation
Hester leads Hubble imaging of towering star-forming columns in the Eagle Nebula that become known as the Pillars of Creation.
Conference of Dayton
The peace conference is led by US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, and negotiator Richard Holbrooke with two Co-Chairmen in the form of EU Special Representative Carl Bildt and the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Ivanov
Conference of Daytona
The peace conference is led by US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, and negotiator Richard Holbrooke with two Co-Chairmen in the form of EU Special Representative Carl Bildt and the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Ivanov
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